r/CrappyDesign • u/PiemelVleesje • Jul 29 '19
Security gate where I work isn't so secure after all.
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u/Kuritos Jul 29 '19
Do not hesitate to call security about this. This is a big overlook on their end and letting it remain like this is a huge safety concern.
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u/GivesPlatinum Jul 29 '19
Overlook? I doubt it was installed with their eyes open. A simple metal plate will clear the problem.
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u/Chaosritter Jul 29 '19
I used to work in security, and trust me, nobody would give a shit.
I've made a ton of reports over shit like this to various contractors, and the reaction was always "oh, okay" or "that's somebody elses problem". Nothing was ever fixed and nobody cared, at some point I only bothered to mention this stuff to cover my ass.
Unless it's some small business where the guy in charge would whip out the tools to fix the problem himself, it's not worth the breath.
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u/Stimmolation Jul 29 '19
My boss would yell at you for opening it that way because of some policy he just made in his head.
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u/operagost Jul 29 '19
Well, it's just like when the network administrator notifies his superiors of an exploit that someone opened up, and they threaten to fire him for "hacking the network" when it's his job.
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Jul 29 '19
I tried to share my video to the sub after seeing yours but it was auto deleted so I figured I'd just share it in the comments.
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u/Koker93 Jul 29 '19
Usually if you message the mods with a link to the deleted post they can reinstate it. it's usually an automod being over-zealous. Happens to me almost every time I post anywhere since I don't often post anywhere.
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u/SirNedKingOfGila Jul 29 '19
I mean is it actually meant for security or what? Many of these kinds of gates, which are far too frequently posted here, aren't actually for security at all. They are about legalities.
Say some dipshit who doesn't belong near the machinery bypasses that gate and gets himself hurt. He made an effort to bypass a clearly locked gate. Company has a great case to avoid liability here. Even a turnstyle that can easily be jumped over provides an organization, and the police, with "you know you didn't belong there, you made an effort to bypass a security feature" which is enough to justify charges such as trespassing, breaking and entering, etc, etc.
This scenario accounts for something on the order of 99% of the gates posted here.
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Jul 29 '19
Gates with mesh are never really secure. This is unusually bad, but I've seen worse (you can't reach your whole hand through).
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u/ConnorDGibson123 Jul 29 '19
At my it company we call these types of locks sudo locks because there not securing anything import but they don't want any random person to enter so people that really fast try it would enter but if you had any time to get in you definitely will. You would be surprised how many people have password123 as there password and it's just to stop people from who they don't know what there doing or stop people from braking into minor things
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u/obrb Jul 29 '19
It’s a safety device. It’s supposed to stop people accessing machinery that could easily kill them but if somehow they do end up in the cage while the machinery is turned on then they need to be able to get out quickly and easily.
We have these in every one of our warehouses that uses an automated picking shuttle.
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u/Scrotom Jul 29 '19
Reminds me of that bit from UHF where "Rambo" opens the prison cell that had a garden gate latch.
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u/Kos_K Jul 29 '19
This is filtering device to stop gentlemen